Re: weather rant flooding weekend chores

Or some leatherleaf mahonias - they actually like clay!!  LOL.  God help our poor backs!

Pam

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From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 08 Mar 2003 19:22:37 -0500

>maybe you ought to plant a weeping privet hedge on your side, zem, to 
>screen out the view of the back of your neighbor's house. {:>)
>
>
>
>At 05:47 PM 3/8/03 -0500, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 03/08/2003 2:19:01 PM Central Standard Time,
>>gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
>>
>>
>> > The clay is still quite moist but workable (BARELY) and man does
>> >
>>
>>I must have the same stuff.  Transplanted two David Austin rose bushes today,
>>and found that thoroughly watering only once weekly really did get them to
>>sink their roots very deep in the earth.  I must be much older this year than
>>last because my back, legs and arms are really sore. Plan to soak in the tub
>>later so if you don't hear from me soon it'll be because I drowned. <LOL> My
>>neighbors are in the process of cutting down a 30 year old hedge of weeping
>>privet giving me somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 additional feet of space
>>plus a terrible view of the back of their house.  At least, should I plan to
>>put in flowers, I won't have to buy any.  I noticed today that the Monarda,
>>Lychnis coronaria, Lunaria annua, and Rudbeckia have seeded like mad.  I
>>can't complain, though, about all the upcoming work -- I love the return of
>>the flowers.  It's my favorite time of the year.
>>
>>zem
>>zone 7
>>West TN
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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